Procedure for obtaining carbocalcitonin

Abstract: A procedure for obtaining carbocalcitonin comprising the condensation of fragment 1, a docosapeptide corresponding to the carboxamide end of the carbocalcitonin sequence, conveniently protected and anchored on resin, with fragment 2 or 3, a monapeptide corresponding to the amino end of the salmon calcitonin sequence, with a ready-formed cycle between the Asu and Ser residua, and the treatment of the complete peptide skeleton (fragment 6 or 7) with an acid to free the totally deprotected peptide from the resin.

Description: DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to a procedure for solid phase preparation of salmon and eel carbocalcitonin and all of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts formed by acid addition or complexes thereof. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The carbocalcitonins are unnatural peptides which are analogous to the calcitonins but which are very much more active. Like the calcitonins they have important therapeutic applications for the treatment of hypercalcemia, osteoporosis or Paget's disease by virtue of its ability to regulate the level of calcium in the blood. These compounds have greater stability in serum, the liver or the kidneys than natural calcitonins and are more stable during the process of purification and in storage due to the absence of the disulphide bridge which is present in the calcitonins. The literature shows a variety of synthetic approaches for obtaining calcitonins (see eg: EP-A-0518295, WO-A-92/19643, EP-A-0232650 and Experientia 32 (9), 1104-1106 (1976). Naturally occurring calcitonins, such as those of eel, salmon or humans, are polypeptides of 32 amino acids, the residua 1 and 7 being L-cysteine, whose side chains are linked to form a disulphide bridge. Carbocalcitonins do not have L-cysteine in said positions, position 7 being occupied instead by L-α-aminosuberic acid (Asu) with the formula: the ω-carboxyl group of which is linked to the terminal amino group of the peptide to produce a cyclic structure. In order to generate the cycle between the Asu side chain and the terminal amino end in a selective way which avoids secondary reactions, the Asu side chain must be protected with a group which is orthogonal to the rest and to the peptide-resin link. The present invention describes a procedure for obtaining the new aminosuberic acid derivative with the side chain protected with the allyl group and the α-amino protected by means of Fmoc. This protective group is eliminated by means of palladium catalysis and is totally orthogonal to the other protective groups and the peptide-resin link (Greene T.W. Protective Group in Organic Synthesis, Wiley, New York, 1981, p.169). Furthermore the invention describes a procedure (Diagram 1) for obtaining carbocalcitonin using said Asu derivative, in particular for obtaining the analogues of salmon and eel calcitonin, the formula of which is expressed as follows: where AA 25 is Asp or Asn, AA 26 is Val or Thr and AA 28 is Ala or Ser. More particularly, the present invention provides a procedure for obtaining carbocalcitonin based on the solid phase synthesis using Fmoc/tBu type protective group methodology (with convenient functionalized supports) combined with a convergent strategy, all according to the following diagram 1: Referring to diagram 1 above, the procedure of this invention consists of the condensation of fragment 1, a docosapeptide corresponding to the carboxamide end of the carbocalcitonin sequence, conveniently protected and anchored on resin, with fragment 2, a nonapeptide corresponding to the amino end of the carbocalcitonin sequence, with the cycle already formed between the Asu 9 and Ser 1 residua, to obtain fragment 6. Another option consists of coupling fragment 3, which is also cyclic, to fragment 1, thereby obtaining fragment 7, all according to what is shown in diagram 1. Once the complete peptide skeleton (fragment 6 or 7) has been constructed the peptide is liberated from the resin and totally deprotected, already in its cyclic form, by means of an acid treatment. Finally, after subsequent purification, chemically pure carbocalcitonin is obtained. In particular, the condensation of fragment 1 with fragment 2 or 3 (diagram 1) which leads to fragment 6 or 7 is carried out by the conventional methods of solid phase synthesis which have already been described. Once condensation is complete, the peptide-resin is subjected to a simultaneous process of deprotection of the side chains and de-cleavage the resin using trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of carbocation scavengers. The resulting crude is purified by high pressure liquid chromatography and ion exchange chromatography. The collection of homogeneous fractions is combined and freeze-dried, thereby obtaining carbocalcitonin in the free state. According to another modality, the procedure of the invention may be carried out according to the following diagram 2: where R is defined as before. According to diagram 2, the cycling can also be carried out after condensation. To do this there are two possibilities: condense fragment 1, corresponding to the docosapeptide, with fragment 4 to obtain fragment 9, or condense fragment 5 to obtain 10, as shown in diagram 2. Alternatively, fragment 10 can be obtained by means of linear synthesis, i.e. by incorporating one amino acid residuum after another until sequence is complete, as shown in diagram 3. Once the skeleton corresponding to fragments 9 or 10 has been obtained the deprotection of the terminal amino of the resin (elimination of the Fmoc group) and the side chain of the Asu residuum (elimination of the allyl group) is carried out, cyclization on resin leads to fragments 6 or 7. Afterwards, and in the same way for both cases, the peptide-resin is treated with trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of carbocation captivators to deprotect and liberate the peptide from the resin. After purification, carbocalcitonin in its free state is obtained. According to another aspect and as mentioned above, the invention provides a procedure for obtaining said fragment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 as well for obtaining the peptideresins which are the precursors of fragments 2, 3, 4, 5 , all of them used in diagrams 1 and 2 above for the preparation of carbocalcitonin according to the present invention. Fragments 1, 3 and 5 are obtained starting with paramethylbenzhydrilamine resin (pMBHA) and incorporating an internal standard and a bridge group (handle) between the resin and the amino acids of the respective sequences. To obtain fragment 1, and because the terminal carboxy end of carbocalcitonin is a carboxyamide, the bridge group or handle which is incorporated is [1-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy-formamide]methyl-3,5-dimethoxyphenoxyvaleric acid (Fmoc-PAL) (Albericio et al. J.Org. Chem. (1990), 55, 3730) or alternatively p-[(R,S)-α-[1-(9H-fluoren-9-yl) methoxy-formamide]-2,4-dimethoxybenzyl]-phenoxy acetic acid (Fmoc-AM) (Atherton et al. J.Am.Chem.Soc, (1975), 97,6584. The incorporation of the bridge group is followed by linear synthesis, residuum by residuum, until the 22 amino acids are incorporated, using Fmoc as the protective group for the amino end in all cases. For the side chains Lys, Ser, Thr, Tyr Arg, Glu, His, Gln, Asn and Asp the protective groups are those indicated in the following diagram 3: where R is defined as before. To obtain fragments 2 and 4, and because the terminal carboxy end must be carboxyacid, the resin is [4-(hydroxymethyl) phenoxymethyl-copoly(styrene-1%divinylbenzene] (Wang resin) (Lit. S. :Wang.JACS 1973,95,1328). To obtain fragments 3 and 5 and again because the terminal carboxy end must be carboxyacid, the bridge group or handle incorporated is 4(4-hydroxymethyl-3-methoxy-phenoxy)butyric acid (HMPB), also known as the Riniker Handle (Flörsheimer et al.). In both cases the incorporation of the bridge group is followed by linear synthesis, residuum by residuum, until the nine amino acids are incorporated, using the Fmoc group as the protective group for the amino end in all cases and the tBu group for the Ser and Thr side chains, as indicated in the following diagram 4: According to the previous diagram and to diagrams 1 and 2, the cycling of the nonapeptide can be carried out before or after it has been incorporated to the fragment of 22 amino acids (fragment 1). To do this the side chain of the Asu residuum must be deprotected, this being done by means of Pd catalysis as has already been mentioned. Furthermore, the terminal amino end must also be deprotected, eliminating the Fmoc group with piperidine/DMF. The cycling is carried out by means of the standard method of forming amide bonds, in particular with DIPCDI. Referring once again to diagram 4, the same steps as described above can also be carried out with the nonapeptide partially deprotected, i.e. without the tBu groups (fragments 2 and 4), working with Wang resin as shown in the diagram. The abbreviations used in the present description have the following meanings: AcOH: acetic acid AcOEt: ethyl acid Al: allyl Ala: L-alanine AM: p-[(R,S)-2,4-dimethoxy benzyl]-phenoxy acetic acid Arg: L-arginine Asn: L-asparagine Asp: L-aspartic acid Asu: L-α-aminosuberic acid Boc: t-butoxycarbonyl DCM: dichloromethane DIEA: N,N'-diisopropylethyl amine DIPCDI: diiosopropylcarbodiimide DMAP: dimethylaminopiridine DMF: N,N'-dimethylformamide EDT: 1,2-ethandithiol Fmoc: 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl Fmoc OSu: 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl N-hydroxysuccinimide ester Gln: L-glutamine Glu: L-glutamic acid Gly: L-glycine HBTU: 2-(1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronio hexafluorophosphate His: L-histidine HMPB: 4(4-hydroxymethyl-3-methoxyphenoxy)butyric acid HOBT: N-hydroxybenzotriazole HPLC: high pressure liquid chromatography Ile: L-isoleucine Leu: L-leucine Lys : L-lysine MeOH: methanol PAL: aminomethyl-3,5-dimethoxyphenoxyvaleric acid pMBHA: para-methylbenzhydrilamine Pmc: 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethylchroman-6-sulphonyl Pro: L-proline PyBOP: benzotriazole-1-yl-oxy-tris-pirrodoline-phosphonide hexafluoraphosphate Ser: L-serine tBu: tert-butyl TFA: trifluoroacetic acid THF: tetrahydrofuran Thr: L-treonine TLC: thin film chromatography Tos: tosyl Trt: trityl Tyr: L-tyrosine Val: L-valine The invention is illustrated below by means of the following non-limiting examples, in which AA 25 =Asp or Asn, AA 26 =Val or Thr, AA 28 =Ala or Ser and AA' 25 =Asp (OtBu) or Asn, AA' 26 =Val or Thr (tBu), AA' 28 =Ala or Ser (tBu). Example 1 Protection of side chain of aminosuberic acid (Asu). Obtaining ω-allyl ester of L-α-aminosuberic acid (H-Asu(OAl)-OH). 1.134 g (6 mmol) of L-α-aminosuberic acid are suspended in 30 ml of allylalcohol (previously dried over a 3A sieve. In a nitrogen atmosphere, 1.9 ml (15 mmol) of chlorotrimethylsilane are added to the suspension drop by drop and the resulting solution is shaken for 20 hours at room temperature, the progress of the reaction being checked by means of TLC (AcOEt/AcOH 99/1). 200 ml of cold diethyl ether are added and the precipitate which appears is separated by centrifuging. It is then resuspended in ether and the same operation is repeated two more times. 915 g of a white solid are obtained, corresponding to the hydrochloride of the product. The solution is cooled (+4°C) and the precipitate which appears is also centrifuged and washed with ether to obtain 135 mg more of the product. The overall yield is 66%. 1 H NMR (CD 3 OD, 200 MHz) δ : 5.93 (ddt, 1H, -C H =CH 2 ), 5.4-5,15 (m, 2H, -CH=C H 2 ), 4.58 (d, 2H, J=5.5 Hz, COO- CH 2 ), 3.97 (t, 1H, J=6 Hz, CH -COOH), 2.33 (t, 2H, J=7.32 Hz, CH 2 -COO), 2.05-1.3 (m, 8H, CH- CH 2 - CH 2 -CH 2 - CH 2 ). Example 2 Protection of α-amino group of aminosuberic acid. Obtaining Fmoc-Asu (OAl)-OH. 1.05 g (3.9 mmol) of Asu(OAl)-HCl are dissolved in 25 ml of an aqueous solution of 10% Na 2 CO 3 ensuring that the pH does not exceed the value of 10. The resulting solution is cooled to 0°C and a suspension 1.31 g (3.9 mmol) of Fmoc-OSu in 6.5 ml of acetone is added drop by drop. The suspension is shaken constantly and kept at the same temperature for 1 hour. When this time has elapsed it is left to reach room temperature and the reaction is checked with TLC (CHCl 3 /MeOH/AcOH 90/8/2). After 3 hours the suspension will have disappeared and a transparent solution is observed. The solution is poured onto 200 ml of a mixture of ice and water and washed with diethyl ether (4x30ml). The aqueous phase is cooled to 0°C and acidified to pH=5.5 using dilute HCl solution, observing the precipitation of the Fmoc-Asu(OAl)-OH. The suspension is extracted with AcOEt (4x100ml), reacidifying in each extraction in order to maintain a pH of 5.5. The collection of organic phases is dried on MgSO 4 and the solvent is eliminated under low pressure. An oil is thereby obtained which crystallizes to give the product in the form a white, friable solid (1.39 g/yield 79%). 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , 200 MHz) δ : 8.07 (broad), 7.8-7.2 (m, 8H), 5.9 (ddt, 1H, -C H =CH 2 ), 5.4 (d, 1H, J=9.7 Hz, CH (Fmoc)), 5.35-5,15 (m, 2H, -CH=C H 2 ), 4.58 (d, 2H, CH 2 -COO- CH 2 ), 4.43 (dd, 2H, CH 2 (Fmoc)), 4.21 (t, 1H, CH -COOH), 2.34 (t, 2H, J=7.6 Hz, CH 2 -COO-), 2-1.2 (m, 8H, CH 2 - CH 2 - CH 2 - CH 2 -COO-). Example 3 Incorporation of an internal standard. Obtaining Boc-Ile-pMBHA. 1.658 g (6.9 mmoles) of BocIle are incorporated onto 4 g of p-methylbenzhydrilamine resin of 0.69 mmol/g resin as an internal standard by means of the synthesis programme described below: Step Reagent Repetitions Time 1 TFA 40% 1 2' 2 TFA 40% 1 20' 3 DCM 5 1' 4 DIEA 5% 3 2' to check that there are no free amines. If there are, the coupling process must be repeated. Example 5 Incorporation of the first amino acid. Obtaining Fmoc-Gly-Riniker handle-Ile-pMBHA. The incorporation of the first amino acid, in this case glycine, implies the formation of an ester-type link between the handle and the Fmoc Gly derivative. For this kind of incorporation the resin is reacted with 4.1 g (5 equivalents) of Fmoc Gly in the presence of 168 mg (0.5 equivalents) of DMAP and 2.094 ml (5 equivalents) of DIPCDI in DMF for 90''. Once the reaction is complete the resin is washed five times with DMF. An amino acid analysis of anacid hydrolysis of the resin gives the ratio of the Ile amino acid (internal standard) and the first amino acid Gly. In this way the real functionalization of the resin is known, normally varying between 0.35-0.69 mmol/g. Example 6 Incorporation of the first amino acid onto the Wang resin. Obtaining Fmoc-Gly-Wang resin. This involves the same steps as example 5 except that the amino acid analysis is not carried out due to the absence of the internal standard. Example 7 Incorporation of the remaining amino acids. Obtaining 5 DCM 5 1' 6 Boc aa - + 7 HOBt - + 8 DIPCDI - 40' 9 DCM 5 1' 10 Check with ninhydrin, if + return to 6, if continue 11 DCM 5 1' 12 TFA 40% 1 2' 13 TFA 40% 1 20' 14 DCM 5 1' 15 DIEA 5% 3 2' 16 DCM 5 1' Example 4 Incorporation of Riniker handle. Obtaining 4(4-hydroxymethyl-3-methoxyphenoxy)butyramide-Ile-pMBHA. There then follows the incorporation of 4(4-hydroxymethyl-3-methoxyphenoxy)butyric acid, also known as the Riniker handle (HMPB). This is carried out by reacting 4 g of the resin (fNH2 = 0.69 mmol/g of resin) previously functionalized with the internal standard, with 1 g (4.14 mmoles of , 1.5 equivalents) of 4(4-hydroxymethyl-3-methoxyphenoxy) butyric acid, 0.62 g (4.14 mmoles, 1.5 equivalents) of HOBt and 641 µl (4.14 mmoles, 1.5 equivalents) using DMF as the solvent. The reaction time is 90'. After this time has elapsed, the resin is washed five times with DCM and the Kaiser is used The incorporation of the remaining amino acids is carried out by following a synthesis programme such as the one described below: Step Reagent Repetitions Time 1 DMF 5 1' 2 pip/DMF 20% 1 1' 3 pip/DMF 20% 1 5' 4 DMF 5 1' 5 Fmoc aa - + 6 HOBt - + 7 DIPCDI - 40' 8 DMF 5 1' check with ninhydrin, if + return to 5, it - continue with step 1 and the next amino acid. In order to evaluate the synthetic purity of the totally deprotected 1-9 peptide, 20 mg of H-Ser(tBu)-Asn-Leu-Ser(tBu)-Thr(tBu)-Asu(OAl)-Val-Leu-Gly-Riniker handle-Ile-pMBHA are treated with 900 µl of TFA, 50 µl of thioanisole, 30 µl of EDT and 20 µl of anisole for 2 hours at room temperature in a reactor provided with a filter plate (this treatment does not affect the allyl group, which remains unalterable). The filtrate is collected in a tube with cold, dry diethyl ether. The precipitation of the free peptide is observed and after centrifuging the floating material is decanted. The pellet is resuspended once again in cold, dry ether to eliminate the scavengers (EDT, thioanisole, anisole). This operation is repeated five times. Afterwards the pellet is dried and then dissolved in 1 ml of 10% acetic acid solution. 40 µl of the peptide solution are injected into HPLC with a gradient of 5-85% B, where A: H 2 O 0.045% TFA and B: CH 3 CN 0.035% TFA, in a vydac column C18 5 µm, 25 x 0.46 cm. An amino acid analysis of a hydrolysis of the peptide-resin at 150°C for 3 hours with a mixture of HCl/propanoic acid gives the following composition Asp 1.01 (1), Thr 0.8 (1), Ser 1.8 (2), Gly 1.2 (1), Ile 1.5-1 (1), Leu 1.99 (2), Val 0.89 (1), Asu(OAl) 0.95 (1). Example 8 Deprotection of the α-amino of the terminal amino residuum (Ser) and of the side chain of the residuum Asu. Obtaining Once the synthesis of the totally deprotected peptide is complete, there follows the process of deprotecting the -amino group of the terminal residuum (protected with Fmoc). This deprotection is carried out by treating the resin, washed in DMF, with a 20% solution of piperidine/DMF twice for 1 and 5 minutes. The resin is washed with DMF, DCM and is dried at low pressure. Afterwards the side chain of the Asu residuum is deprotected. 200 mg of the peptide-resin are introduced into a reactor provided with a filter plate in an atmosphere of helium. A separate solution is also prepared in an atmosphere of helium, said solution containing 7 mg of Pd (PPh 3 ) 4 , 250 mg of PPh 3 and 200 µl of morpholine, all dissolved in 3 ml of THF which has been previously degassed by bubbling with helium. This solution is added to the peptide-resin and the mixture is kept under helium for 60 hours, shaking periodically. When this time has elapsed the peptide-resin is filtered and washed thoroughly with THF, DMF and DCM. Finally it is dried. In order to evaluate the degree of deprotection of the allyl group, 20 mg of the peptide-resin are treated with 950 µl of TFA, 30 µl of DCM and 20 µl of anisole for 2 hours at room temperature in a reactor provided with a filter plate. The filtrate is collected in a tube with cold, dry diethyl ether. The precipitation of the free peptide is observed and after centrifuging the floating material is decanted. The pellet is resuspended once again in cold, dry ether. This operation is repeated five times. Afterwards the pellet is dried and then dissolved in 1 ml of 10% acetic acid solution. 40 µl of the peptide solution are injected into HPLC with a gradient of 5-85% B, where A: H 2 O 0.045% TFA and B: CH 3 CN 0.035% TFA, in a Vydac column C18 5 µm, 25 x 0.46 cm. The deprotection varies around 90%. Example 9 Cycling of 1-9 peptide on resin. Obtaining The fragment 1-9 is cycled with the terminal amino group and acid group of the side chain of the Asu residuum. This is also carried out in reactor with a filter plate. 60 mg of the peptide-resin, 16.2 µl of DIPCDI (6 equivalents) and 15.6 mg of HOBt (6 equivalents) are introduced dissolved in DMF. The reaction is checked using the Kaiser test and after 21 hours the resin is filtered and washed with DMF and DCM. In order to evaluate the purity of the peptide the same process as described for the deprotected peptide in example 8 is carried out. Example 10 Liberation of cyclic 1-9 fragment from resin. Obtaining The peptide-resin H-Ser(tBu)-Asn-Leu-Ser(tBu)-Thr(tBu)-Asu-Val-Leu-Gly-Riniker handle-Ile-pMBHA is treated with a 1% solution of TFA in DCM 4 or 5 times over intervals of 15 minutes. Pyridine is added to the filtrates until they are neutralized and the DCM is eliminated at low pressure. The white solid obtained is washed repeatedly with water and then dried. Alternatively, the peptide-resin H-Ser(tBu)-Asn-Leu-Ser(tBu)-Thr(tBu)-Asu-Val-Leu-Gly-Wang resin is treated with a solution containing TFA/DCM/anisole in the proportions 95/3/2 for 2 hours in a reactor provided with a filter plate. When this time has elapsed the acidic solution is poured onto cold, dry ether and the solid which appears is separated by centrifuging. This solid is washed with ether two more times and then dried. Example 11 Liberation of the totally or partially protected nonapeptide from the resin. Obtaining The same procedure as the previous example is carried out for both resins. Example 12 Incorporation of the Fmoc AM handle onto Boc-Ile-pMBHa. Obtaining There then follows the incorporation of p-[(R,S)-a-[1-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy-formamide]-2,4-dimethoxy benzyl]-phenoxy acetic acid (Fmoc-AM). This is carried out by reacting 4 g of the resin (0.69 mmoles/g of resin) previously functionalized with the internal standard (following the protocol described in example 1), with 2.23 g (4.14 mmoles, 1.5 equivalents) of p-[(R,S)-a-[1-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy-formamide]-2,4-dimethoxy benzyl]-phenoxy acetic acid, 0.62 g (4.14 mmoles, 1.5 equivalents) of HOBt and 641 µl (4.14 mmoles, 1.5 equivalents) using DMF as the solvent. The reaction time is 90'. After this time has elapsed, the resine is washed five times with DCM and the Kaiser test is used to check that there are no free amines. If there are, the coupling process must be repeated. Example 13 Incorporation of the Fmoc-PAL handle onto Boc-Ile-pMBHa. Obtaining There then follows the incorporation of [1-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy-formamide] methyl-3,5-dimethoxyvaleric acid (Fmoc-PAL). This is carried out by reacting 4 g of the resin (0.69 mmol/g of resin), after it has been previously functionalized with the internal standard (following the protocol described in example 1), with 1.89 g (4.14 mmol, 1.5 equivalents) of [1-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy-formamide] methyl-3,5-dimethoxyvaleric acid, 0.62 g (4.14 mmol, 1.5 equivalents) of HOBt and 641 µl (4.14 mmol, 1.5 equivalents) using DMF as the solvent. The reaction time is 90'. After this time has elapsed, the resin is washed five times with DCM and the Kaiser test is used to check that there are no free amines. If there are, the coupling process must be repeated. Example 14 Incorporation of the remaining amino acids. Obtaining The incorporation of the remaining amino acids is carried out by following a synthesis programme such as the one described below: Step Reagent Repetitions Time 1 DMF 5 1' 2 pip/DMF 20% 1 1' 3 pip/DMF 20% 1 5' 4 DMF 5 1' 5 Fmoc aa - + 6 HOBt - + 7 DIPCDI - 40' 8 DMF 5 1' check with ninhydrin, if + return to 5, if - continue with step 1 and the next amino acid. In order to evaluate the synthetic purity of the totally deprotected 10-31 peptide, 20 mg of Fmoc Lys(Boc)-Leu-Ser(tBu)-Gln-Glu(OtBu)-Leu-His(Trt)-Lys(Boc)-Leu-Gln-Thr(tBu)-Tyr(tBu)-Pro-Arg(Pmc)-Thr(tBu)-AA' 25 -AA' 26 -Gly-AA' 28 -Gly-Thr(tBu)-Pro-AM-Ile-pMBHA are treated with 900 µl of TFA, 50 µl of thioanisole, 30 µl of EDT and 20 µl of anisole for 2 hours at room temperature in a reactor provided with a filter plate. The filtrate is collected in a tube with cold, dry diethyl ether. The precipitation of the free peptide is observed and after centrifuging the floating material is decanted. The pellet is resuspended once again in cold, dry ether to eliminate the scavangers (EDT, thioanisole, anisole). This operation is repeated five times. Afterwards the pellet is dried and then dissolved in 1 ml of a solution of 10 % acetic acid. 40 µl of the peptide solution are injected into HPLC with a gradient of 5-85 % B, where A: H 2 O 0.045 % TFA and B: CH 3 CN 0.035 % TFA, Vydac C 5 µm, 25 x 0.46 cm. An amino acid analysis of a hydrolysis of the peptide-resin at 150°C for 3 hours with a mixture of HCl/propanoic acid gives the following composition Asp 1.06 (1), Thr 2.8 or 4.0 (3 or 4), Ser 0.96 or 2.0 (1 or 2), Glu 3.01 (3), Gly 2.2 (2), Pro 1.98 (2), Ile 0.9 (1), Leu 3.0 (3), Tyr 0.8 (1), His 0.92 (1), Lys 1.8 (2), Arg 1.03 (1), Ala 1.1 or 0 (1 or 0), Val 0.97 or 0 (1 or 0). Example 15 Incorporation of the protected or deprotected and cycled nonapeptide onto the peptide-resin of the protected 10-31 fragment 1. Obtaining 2.03 g of the peptide-resin 10-31 are treated with piperidine/DMF for 3 minutes. The operation is repeated two more times and the resin is then washed 5 times for 1 minute with DMF. 315 mg (2.5 equivalents) of HBTU (or alternatively the mmoles equivalents of PyBOP, 431 mg) and 124 mg, (2.5 equivalents) of HOBT dissolved in DMF are added to the resin, forming the most homogeneous mass possible with the resin. 2.5 equivalents of totally protected 1-9 cyclic peptide (922 mg) or totally deprotected cyclic peptide 1-9 (741 mg) are dissolved in the minimum quantity possible of DMF and added to the resin. Finally 296 µl (5 equivalents) of DIEA are added. The resin is shaken well until it is homogeneous. The reaction acquires an orange colour. One hour and 30 minutes later the Kaiser test on one aliquot part of the resin gives a negative result and the incorporation reaction can be considered complete. The resin is filtered and washed repeatedly with DMF. Example 16. Linear synthesis of fragment 10. Obtaining There then follows the incorporation of all of the amino acids onto the peptide-resin obtained as explained in examples 12 and 13, i.e. onto AM-Ile-pMBHA or PAL-Ile-pMBHA. This incorporation is carried out in the same way as indicated in example 14, as is the evaluation of the synthetic purity of the final product. An amino acid analysis of a hydrolysis of the peptide-resin at 150°C for 3 hours with a mixture of HCl/propanoic ac-id gives the following composition Asp 2.08 (2), Thr 3.76 or 4.2 (4 or 5), Ser 2.84 or 3.62 (3 or 4), Glu 3.01 (3), Gly 3.3 (3), Pro 1.98 (2), Ile 0.9 (1), Leu 4.95 (5), Tyr 0.8 (1), His 0.92 (1), Lys 1.8 (2), Arg 1.03 (1), Ala 1.1 or 0 (1 or 0), Val 1.95 or 0.9 (2 or 1), Asu (OAl) 0.96 (1). Example 17 Incorporation of the protected or deprotected nonapeptide without cycling onto the peptide-resin of the protected 10-31 fragment 1. Obtaining: Follow the same method as described in the previous example. Example 18 Deprotection of the terminal Ó-amino and the side chain of the residuum Asu followed by cycling of the peptide 1-31. Obtaining : The same procedure as described in example 8 is carried out for the deprotection and that described in example 9 for cycling. Example 19 Breaking the resin and deprotection of the peptide 1-31 in any of its forms. Obtaining: The dry peptide-resin 1-31 is treated with TFA/DCM/anisole (95:3:2) for 2 hours at room temperature. It is then poured onto 100 ml of cold, dry diethyl ether. The white precipitate which is obtained is separated by centrifuging. The solid is resuspended once again in diethyl ether and centrifuged again. This operation is repeated five more times. Finally, the solid obtained is dried and then, dissolved in 10% AcOH, is purified with an HPLC preparation with a gradient of 5-65 % B, where A: H 2 O 0.05% TFA and B: CH 3 CN 0.035% TFA, vydac Column C18 15-20µm, 25 x 1 cm.

Claims: A procedure for obtaining carbocalcitonin and its pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts or complexes thereof, by means of solid phase synthesis on polymeric supports and with the intervention of Fmoc/tBu type protective groups combined with a convergent strategy, characterized in that it comprises the stages of: (a) condensing fragment 1 consisting of the docosapeptide corresponding to the carboxamide end of the carbocalcitonin sequence, conveniently protected and anchored on resin: where -®: i) with fragment 2, consisting of the nonapeptide corresponding to the amino end of the carbocalcitonin sequence, with the cycle conveniently formed and with the absence of the protective groups for the Ser and Thr side chains. or alternatively ii) with fragment 3, also consisting of the nonapeptide corresponding to the amino end, with the cycle formed, but with the side chains of the residua Ser and Thr protected with the group tBu. (b) subject the peptide-resin resulting from the coupling and cycling reactions, or vice-versa, in particular subject fragments 6 or 7: to an acidic treatment of deprotection of the side chains and cleavage of the resin to obtain the peptide wich, after purification, leads to chemically pure carbocalcitonin. A procedure according to claim 1, characterized in that step (a) alternatively fragment 1 is condensed with a precursor of fragment 2, corresponding to fragment 4: to obtain the peptide-resin corresponding to fragment 9: which is subjected to a reaction of cycling and deprotection to obtain fragment 6 which is in turn subjected to the treatment of deprotection and de-cleavage from the resin α and then purified to obtain chemically pure carbocalcitonin. A procedure according to claim 1 characterized in that in step a) alternatively fragment 1 is condensed with a precursor of fragment 3, corresponding to fragment 5: to obtain the peptide-resin corresponding to fragment 10: which is subjected to a reaction of cycling and deprotection and cycling to obtain fragment 7 which is in turn subjected to the treatment of deprotection and cleavage of the resin and then purified to obtain chemically pure carbocalcitonin. A procedure according to claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that fragment 1 is obtained from pMBHA resin by incorporating the internal standard (Ile or Ala) and the bridge group or handle (AM or PAL) between the resin and the sequence of amino acids, this being followed by linear synthesis, residuum by residuum, until the 22 amino acids have been incorporated. A procedure according to claim 4 characterized in that during the linear synthesis of the fragment of 22 amino acids the group Fmoc is used for the amino end in all cases and for the side chains Lys, Ser, Thr, Tyr, Arg, Glu, His, Gln and Asp the protective groups indicated for said chains in the formula of fragment 1 illustrated above are used. A procedure according to claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that fragments 2, 3, 4 and 5 are obtained from pMBHA resin by incorporating the internal standard and the bridge group (Riniker or Wang) between the resin and the sequence of amino acids, this being followed by linear synthesis, residuum by residuum, until the 9 amino acids have been incorporated. A procedure according to claim 6, characterized in that in the linear synthesis of the fragment of 9 amino acids, the group Fmoc is used for the amino end in all cases and for the side chains Lys, Ser, Thr, Cys and Asn the protective groups indicated for said chains in the formula of fragments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 illustrated above are used. A procedure according to claims 1, 2 and 3 for forming carbocalcitonins in which a cyclic structure is formed between the side chain carboxylic acid of Asu and an amino functionality of a different amino acid comprising the steps of: a) incorporating Fmoc-Asu (ω-allyl) -OH into a polypeptide; b) incorporating at least one additional amino acid into the polypeptide of step a) ; c) removing the ω-allyl group from the carboxylic acid side chain of Asu; and d) cyclizing the polypeptide wherein the cyclic structure is formed between the side chain carboxylic acid of Asu and an amino functionality of a different aminoacid, to form carbocalcitonin. The procedure of claim 8 wherein the carbocalcitonins are selected from the group consisting of salmon, eel, human, porcine and bovine carbocalcitonins and any other protein or peptide in which there is a cycle formed between the Asu side chain and any other species.

Inventors: ANDREAU MARTINEZ DAVID, CANAS POBLET MARCOS, JODAS FARRES GEMMA, PONSATI OBIOLS BERTA, ANDREAU MARTINEZ, DAVID, CANAS POBLET, MARCOS, JODAS FARRES, GEMMA, PONSATI OBIOLS, BERTA
Applicants: LIPOTEC SA, LIPOTEC, S.A.
Application year: 1994
Main classification: C07K1
IPC codes: A61K38, C07C227, C07K14, C07K1, C07C271, C07C229